Civil Rights Movement Test

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12th Grade
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Bryton Dressen
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
African Americans secured passage of civil rights legislation by -
electing African Americans to the United States Congress
working through the court system and mass protests
pushing for legislation through referendum
conducting work stoppages around the country
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which Supreme Court case originally allowed for separate but equal facilities for black and white Americans?
Gideon v. Wainwright
Brown v. Topeka Board of Education
Plessy v. Ferguson
Marbury v. Madison
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which person served on the defense team for the NAACP in a landmark court case and went on to become the first African American appointed to the United States Supreme Court?
Thurgood Marshall
Oliver Hill
William Randolph
Edgar Meavers
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 -
promoted the election of African Americans to public office
was signed into law by President John F. Kennedy
led to the appointment of the first African American to the president's Cabinet
prohibited discrimination based on race, religion, national origin, and gender
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
To which court case does this headline refer?
Brown v. Topeka Board of Education
Loving v. Virginia
Heart of Atlanta v. United States
Swann v. Charlotte Mecklenburg Board of Education
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these events best completes this diagram?
Passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Brown v. Board of Education Decision
Passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Bakke v. the California Board of Regents Decision
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following represents a pair of correctly matched ideas and people in the 1960s Civil Rights Movement?
Julian Bond - Black Power
Malcolm X - Non-violent Protest
Martin Luther King, Jr. - Civil Disobedience
Rosa Parks - Conversion to the Nation of Islam
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